TCU defends the belt, 40–10, at home over West Virginia.
AP poll, week 9: West Virginia unranked at TCU No. 5 · No. 1 that week: Florida. The belt vs. the polls →
Where this game sits in the lineage
TCU came in 362 days into reign #291, which began with a win over West Virginia, with 12 defenses already behind it; this was its 13th defense. It was the last defense: Oklahoma State took the belt in the very next belt game, on November 7, 2015.
For West Virginia this was its 12th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.
It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, TCU led the belt series 1–0; all-time TCU leads 2–0.
Recap
TCU dominated West Virginia from start to finish, establishing control early with a methodical offensive attack led by Trevone Boykin. The Horned Frogs scored touchdowns on their opening two drives, with Boykin throwing a 17-yard touchdown to Josh Doctson and then running in a 2-yard score, before adding a 20-yard field goal to jump ahead 17-0. West Virginia managed only a field goal and one touchdown pass to Shelton Gibson in the first half, trailing 26-10 at the break. TCU put the game completely out of reach in the third quarter, with Boykin orchestrating multiple scoring drives capped by touchdown passes to Kyle Hicks and Josh Doctson again, while the Mountaineers' lone offensive bright spot came from a 51-yard field goal by Josh Lambert. An interception by Travin Howard in the fourth quarter sealed the outcome.
- Boykin's 45-yard completion to Josh Doctson in Q1 set up a field goal and established TCU's passing dominance early
- West Virginia's touchdown pass to Shelton Gibson in Q2 was their only offensive score of the game, trailing 17-7 at that point
- TCU's two touchdown passes in Q3 to Kyle Hicks and Josh Doctson extended the lead to 40-10 and put the game completely out of reach
- Travin Howard's interception of Skyler Howard in Q4 sealed the defensive performance and prevented any West Virginia comeback
Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.
Team stats
CFBD box scoreFull team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.
Key plays
CFBD play-by-play| When | Team | Yards | Play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 8:46 | TCU | +17 yd | Josh Doctson 17 Yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom Kick) |
| Q1 6:28 | TCU | +31 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to KaVontae Turpin for 31 yds to the WVirg 23 for a 1ST down |
| Q1 4:49 | TCU | +2 yd | Trevone Boykin 2 Yd Run (Jaden Oberkrom Kick) |
| Q1 6:54 | TCU | +27 yd | Trevone Boykin run for 27 yds to the TCU 46 for a 1ST down |
| Q1 3:07 | TCU | +45 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 45 yds to the WVirg 10 for a 1ST down |
| Q1 1:01 | TCU | +20 yd | Jaden Oberkrom 20 Yd Field Goal |
| Q2 11:19 | West Virginia | +32 yd | Shelton Gibson 32 Yd pass from Skyler Howard (Josh Lambert Kick) |
| Q2 6:47 | West Virginia | +28 yd | Skyler Howard pass complete to David Sills for 28 yds to the WVirg 47 for a 1ST down |
| Q2 5:02 | West Virginia | +51 yd | Josh Lambert 51 Yd Field Goal |
| Q2 5:00 | TCU | +22 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to Kolby Listenbee for 22 yds to the WVirg 49 for a 1ST down |
| Q2 5:02 | West Virginia | +28 yd | Nick O'Toole kickoff for 64 yds , KaVontae Turpin return for 28 yds to the TCU 29 |
| Q2 1:05 | TCU | +23 yd | Jaden Oberkrom 23 Yd Field Goal |
| Q2 0:00 | TCU | +57 yd | Jaden Oberkrom 57 Yd Field Goal |
| Q3 12:43 | TCU | +7 yd | Kyle Hicks 7 Yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom Kick) |
| Q3 13:40 | TCU | +29 yd | Trevone Boykin run for 29 yds to the WVirg 27 for a 1ST down |
| Q3 13:16 | TCU | +21 yd | Aaron Green run for 21 yds to the WVirg 6 for a 1ST down |
| Q3 9:25 | TCU | +9 yd | Josh Doctson 9 Yd pass from Trevone Boykin (Jaden Oberkrom Kick) |
| Q3 10:59 | TCU | +20 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to Jarrison Stewart for 20 yds to the TCU 39 for a 1ST down |
| Q3 9:37 | TCU | +42 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to Kolby Listenbee for 42 yds to the WVirg 9 for a 1ST down |
| Q3 0:00 | TCU | +26 yd | Trevone Boykin pass complete to Josh Doctson for 26 yds to the WVirg 29 for a 1ST down |
| Q4 14:05 | TCU | +43 yd | Jaden Oberkrom 43 Yd Field Goal |
| Q4 9:31 | West Virginia | -4 yd | Skyler Howard pass intercepted Travin Howard return for 4 yds to the TCU 19 |
| Q4 4:36 | TCU | +29 yd | Trevorris Johnson run for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down |
Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).
Player stats
CFBD player statsPassing
TCU
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevone Boykin | 33/48 | 389 | 8.1 | 3 | 0 | 90.9 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
West Virginia
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyler Howard | 16/39 | 160 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 30.1 |
Rushing
TCU
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevone Boykin | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 29 |
| Aaron Green | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Trevorris Johnson | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Colten Christensen | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Shaun Nixon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Kyle Hicks | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
West Virginia
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Smallwood | 20 | 113 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 |
| Skyler Howard | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rushel Shell | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
Receiving
TCU
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Doctson | 12 | 184 | 15.3 | 2 | 45 |
| Kolby Listenbee | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | 42 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Jarrison Stewart | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Aaron Green | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Hicks | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Jaelan Austin | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Shaun Nixon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Charlie Reid | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
West Virginia
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sills V | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Shelton Gibson | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Rushel Shell | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Jordan Thompson | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Daikiel Shorts | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Jovon Durante | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| William Crest Jr. | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Elijah Wellman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wendell Smallwood | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
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Interceptions
TCU
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travin Howard | 1 | 4 | 0 |
West Virginia
No recorded stats in this category.
Kick Returns
TCU
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
West Virginia
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovon Durante | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Kicking
TCU
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Oberkrom | 4/4 | 100.0 | 57 | 4/4 | 16 |
West Virginia
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Lambert | 1/1 | 100.0 | 51 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punt Returns
TCU
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KaVontae Turpin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
West Virginia
No recorded stats in this category.
Punting
TCU
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Perry | 4 | 135 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
West Virginia
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick O'Toole | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.
Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 400763445) · This game in the downloadable dataset